【问】
 (A) I regret telling you...
 (B) I regret to tell you...
 请问句型(A)与句型(B)有无区别?
 【答】 这两个句型的用法和所表达的意义是完全不同的。regret doing通常表示对曾经做过的某事表示后悔或遗憾(即doing这个动作发生在regret之前)，而regret to do则表示对将要做某事表示遗憾(即to do这个动作发生在regret之后或同时)。请分析下面的例句：
 1. I regret telling you that John stole it. (I regret that I told you that John stole it.)(CGEL)
 我很后悔我告诉你约翰偷了它。
 2. You will never regret seeing the film.
 你看了这部电影，决不会后悔的。
 3. We’ve always regretted selling the farm.
 我们一直很后悔把农场卖了。
 4. You’ll regret having said those words!
 你说了这样的话，你会后悔的!
 5. I regretted saying it almost at once. (New Conce pt English，Book 2，L.41)
 我几乎立刻就后悔说了那样的话。
 6. I regret having called him a thief，but I regret even more his stealing my watch!(LDCE)
 我很后悔把他叫做小偷，但我更后悔的是让他偷了我的表!
 7. I regret to tell you that my father is ill.
 我很遗憾地告诉你：我父亲病了。
 8. I regret to say that we have no news for you.
 我很遗憾地说：我们没有任何消息给你。
 9. I regret to tell you that John stole it.(I regret that I am about to tell you that John stoleit.)(CGEL)
 我遗憾地告诉你是约翰偷了它。
 10. I regret to in form you that I am unable to help you.
 我遗憾地通知你我爱莫能助。
 请做下面的英语试题：
 1. I ____to inform you that there’s nothing we can do to help you.
 A. sorry B. respect
 C. resent D. regret(Nelson，400C)
 2. We regret ____you that we no longer manufacture the item you have ordered.
 A. to inform B. inform
 C. informed D. informing
 (参见forget，remember)